Can’t get enough of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë? Check out these books inspired by their lives and works, including some retellings full of mystery, suspense, and passion.
Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
Andromeda is a debtera, trained to rid homes of the Evil Eye. But her teacher cares little for her, so she leaves at nineteen, penniless and desperate. Desperate enough to take on a job from Magnus Rochester, whose home has already killed or driven away numerous others. Andromeda quickly realizes she is not qualified to deal with his house’s secrets. But she has fallen for Magnus, and she refuses to leave him to his fate. A retelling of Jane Eyre.
The Brontës of Haworth Moor by Diane Browning
After their mother and two sisters die, Anne, Emily, and Charlotte Brontë–along with their brother Branwell–let their imaginations run wild as they roam across the moor, create stories, and write poetry. Diane Browning explores how their lives, including their time at boarding school and working as governesses, influenced their fiction.
Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne
Spaceship engineer Stella longs to leave her home, which has been stuck orbiting Earth for the past 200 years. So she’s thrilled when offered the opportunity to work as a governess on the private spaceship the Rochester. Its captain is nineteen-year-old Hugo Fairfax, known for being annoying and drunk. But he’s hiding secrets, as well, and Stella thinks someone is out to kill him. A retelling of Jane Eyre.
My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand
Spaceship engineer Stella longs to leave her home, which has been stuck orbiting Earth for the past 200 years. So she’s thrilled when offered the opportunity to work as a governess on the private spaceship the Rochester. Its captain is nineteen-year-old Hugo Fairfax, known for being annoying and drunk. But he’s hiding secrets, as well, and Stella thinks someone is out to kill him. A retelling of Jane Eyre.
K-Jane by Lydia Kang
Jane Choi, named after Jane Eyre, is determined that this will be the year she learns more about her Korean heritage. All her classmates seem to be into Korean culture and she feels embarrassed that she knows so little. So, she starts a private social media channel to share her journey with her friends and family. But then she accidentally goes viral, and now she has pushed everyone away. Including, potentially, her crush Edward.
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L. L. McKinney
Eager to be independent, Jane accepts a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. But though the owner, Edward,is charming, Jane senses he can also be dangerous. Jane does not yet realize that he has locked away his wife Bertha for withholding her inheritance from him. But Jane and Bertha are destined to meet and to help each other escape, in more ways than one. A retelling of Jane Eyre.
Jane Eyre: The Graphic Novel by Joe Sutliff Sanders, et al.
Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up mistreated by her aunt. Eventually, she becomes the governess for the brooding Mr. Rochester’s ward. Sparks fly between Jane and Mr. Rochester. But he has a terrible secret that could tear them apart. A graphic novel adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s novel.
What Souls Are Made Of: A Wuthering Heights Remix by Tasha Suri
Abandoned by his father, a sailor from India, Heathcliff is taken in by a family living on an estate on the Yorkshire moors. His new life, however, feels alienating, and he attempts to cling to his heritage. Catherine, one of the estate’s children, also feels like she does not quite belong. Her father wants her to be a part of society, but rumors swirl about her real mother. The two find understanding and passion in each other. But they might not have a happily ever after. A retelling of Wuthering Heights.
